I didn't remember the 18 having a lockable tail wheel.  Then again, it wasn't 
yesterday and my memory is getting a little ........ what was it we were 
talking about?
I was right seat with a retired B-52 pilot in the left seat.  To this day I 
don't have a clue what happened, but he lost control of it.  I jumped into 
the "save my own rear" mode and stuck the left rudder to the firewall.  He 
thew in some differential power and by the flukest of luck we clipped one 
edge of the high speed taxiway as we exited the runway out of control.  The 
airplane got straigtened out at the other edge of the taxiway.  No engineer 
could have drawn a curved line on that airport like we took without running 
off the runway.
The left seat said "I was just practicing saves" once he regained his 
composure.  strangely, that was the day the passengers all said "thanks, nice 
flight" when they got off the plane.  The Captain and I just stood there and 
smiled at each other.  We were the only ones who knew the thing was out of 
control.
... There is safety in numbers - Participate in the "Wings" Program!
--- QuickBBS 2.81 Ovr
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